WEBVTT JESSICA: IF YOU EVER FINDYOURSELF WONDERING, CAN ONEPERSON MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OURPOLITICAL WORLD?HERE'S A STORY THAT ANSWERS THEQUESTION IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.A MARYLAND MAN IS ON A MISSION.HE'S TRAVELING THE COUNTRY --STANDING ON STREET CORNERS WITHA SIGN THAT SAYS "I'M A MUSLIM,AND A U.S. MARINE.ASK ME ANYTHING."HIS GOAL IS TO EDUCATE PEOPLEABOUT ISLAM, AND COUNTER THEIRFEARS THROUGH DIALOGUE ANDCONVERSATION.A CAUSE HE'S FUNDING, IN PARTTHROUGH A GO FUND ME SITE, ANDPARTLY WITH HIS OWN MONEY.>> THERE'S A LOT OF STEREOTYPESOUT THERE THESE DAYS THAT A GUYWHO LOOKS LIKE MYSELF, PERHAPSBROWN SKIN, A BEARD, MAY BEASSUMED TO BE A TERRORIST OR ABAD GUY.WHAT I WANT TO DO IS DESTROYTHOSE MYTHS AND I WANT PEOPLE TOKNOW THAT NOT ONLY CAN A MAN BEA PROUD MUSLIM, BUT A PROUDAMERICAN AND A UNITED STATESMARINE.JESSICA: SO FAR SHAM AND HISFAMILY HAVE MADE THEIR WAY TOTEXAS, COLORADO, WASHINGTON, ANDNEW YORK.

Mansoor Shams is traveling the country with a message: “I’m a Muslim and a U.S. Marine. Ask me anything.” He and his family are traveling the country in an effort to foster some understanding through dialogue with his fellow Americans. Find him online at his GoFundMe page.

Mansoor Shams is traveling the country with a message: “I’m a Muslim and a U.S. Marine. Ask me anything.” He and his family are traveling the country in an effort to foster some understanding through dialogue with his fellow Americans. Find him online at his GoFundMe page.